The Payment of Bonus(Amendment) Ordinance, 2007
Dear Sir,

As per The Gazette Of India No. 50 New Delhi, Saturday, October 27,2007/Kartika 5, 1929 (Saka) No.8 of 2007The President of India has promulgated an Ordinance further to amend the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The Amendment of Section 12 have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2006.The details of the said Amendment to the Payment of Bonus is given below:-

  1. In section 2 of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965(hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),
    in clause(13), for the words “three thousand and five hundred rupees”, the words “ten thousand
    rupees” shall be substituted.
  2. In section 12 of the principal Act for the words “two thousand and five hundred rupees “, in both the places where they occur, the words “three thousand and five hundred rupees “ shall be substitute

We hope you will go through the same and shall implement the Payment of Bonus Act as per the amendment given above in letter and spirit. If you need any explanation in the matter please do not hesitate to write to us or call us on our office line.

Updated on: 2009-04-14